Bryce's Boorish Benevolences

  Questions: 1. What was easy? It was easy to move the objects to frame them in relation to the background. 2. What was difficult? The process of layer masking and modifying/contracting was difficult because I had to change some of the parameters based on the nature of the object I was manipulating. 3. What do you like about your image? I like the background that I chose, because the black hole from Interstellar is one of the most captivating scenes I've ever witnessed in cinema. 4. What would you change? I would probably change the actual pose I made, because perhaps it isn't clear that I am getting sucked into the black hole based on my figure.

  1. What do you like about your image? I like how I included the silver and gold backgrounds, which contrast nicely with the color of the book, and also creates an aesthetic reflection in the mirrors I placed below the book. 2. What would you have done differently in your process that would have changed the outcome of the image? Next time, I would want to be more conscientious with how I framed the photo, because in a 5x7 ratio, it was slightly tight to fit the New York Times Logo underneath the book, and I was forced to put my tagline on the left and right of my book. In the future, using a 7x5 ratio may create a more appealing ad. 3. What photoshop techniques did you use? In photoshop, I used the cropping tool and the camera raw filter to make the silver and gold pop.  4. What font did you use? I used Adobe Garamond for "The New York Times", and Georgia for the tagline. ​5.  Why did you chose that font? I chose Adobe Garamond because this was the font used in the actua...